The Party by Elizabeth Day is honestly wonderful; it's full of posh characters, which I liked because I find rich/upper-class people to be so fascinating. It's a really interesting tale about the fine line between friendship and romance, laid out through the plot of something going wrong at a big fancy party. It's told through a police interview, through flashbacks and through one of the character's notebooks. It's a brilliant read and I loved it! click here to buy
I received some book mail (the best kind of mail) from Avon Books recently, and 99 Red Balloons* by Elisabeth Carpenter was one of them. It's about a little girl that goes missing, and how it starts to unravel some family secrets - the story is told from a few different perspectives, which I think works especially well in psychological thrillers. I properly thought I'd guessed the twist, too, only to be completely sucker-punched towards the end. Just brilliant. click here to buy
A few weeks back I went away for a couple of days and finished my current read midway through the trip, so I had to nip into The Works and grab a new book. I went for I Know You by Annabel Kantaria which is quite a recent release, and actually pretty good. It's about a woman who moves to Croydon and wants to make some new pals, but it all goes a bit tits up and there's some social media stalking going on, only you never really know who the stalker is and it's all a bit weird. I felt like the ending was a bit rushed but other than that I enjoyed it a lot! click here to buy
Hush Hush* by Mel Sherratt was another I received from Avon, and I was really looking forward to reading it. In all honesty I found it a bit 'meh' - the storyline seemed to drag on and then suddenly get wrapped up, and while it was a *good* storyline I did get confused at points. But I saw there's another book in the series coming out next year and I am looking forward to reading it, so it must have done something right! click here to buy for only 99p
Sister Sister by Sue Fortin was a weird one for me. I got it in a recent order from The Works, and it sounded so intriguing – I wasn’t wrong, it’s a brilliant storyline and I was blown away by the twist. However, it was so badly written that I almost gave up. I’m glad I didn’t give up, I really am, I just wish it had been edited or proofread properly. The book was littered with spelling mistakes, characters given the wrong name in parts, grammatical errors and a different name spelling in the blurb to the actual story. It just seemed rushed and careless, and I hate that. Obviously no author is perfect but that’s WHY editors and proofreaders and first readers exist. It was such a great story that the mistakes were even more obvious, and felt like an even bigger let down. click to buy for only 99p
I really enjoyed Where The Missing Go by Emma Rowley which tells the story of a missing daughter calling a helpline for missing people, and by chance her mum, now a volunteer for the helpline, answering the call. This sets off a series of events as Kate tries to find her beloved daughter Sophie – it’s a bit of a whirlwind but as a story it’s great. It might not be one that sticks in my mind forever, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and will definitely check out more of Emma's books if I see them! click here to buy
Keep your eyes peeled for some more recent reads - I've been sent a lot of books from some lovely publishing PRs recently so there should be another of these posts coming up soon!
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